RECYCLING ADVANCED ENGLISH
UNIT 7
Gerund and Infinitive (1)
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The gerund (the -ing form
used as a noun) is used
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a
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as the subject of a
sentence:
• Swimming is Dorothy's
favourite sport.
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b
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after certain verbs,
including most verbs of liking and disliking. See Section 3 of the
Appendix.
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c
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after all prepositions,
including adjective-plus-preposition phrases, and verb patterns ending in
a preposition:
• I'm tired
of not having a garden.
• He drove
off without looking in his rear mirror.
Remember that to has
two uses. It can either be used with the infinitive:
• They want
to pay the bill.
or it can be a preposition,
in which case it is followed by the gerund:
• I'm looking
forward to seeing them.
• You'll
soon get used to not drinking coffee.
Object to,
be/get used to, look forward to, in addition to are all
followed by a noun or gerund.
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d
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after phrasal verbs:
• He went on peeling the
potatoes.
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e
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after common expressions
such as. It's (not) worth, waste/spend time, burst out.
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In formal English, possessives
(my, her, their, etc.) are used with the gerund:
• I hope you
don't mind my asking.
but in informal English the
pronouns me, her, them etc. are more common:
• I hope you
don't mind me asking.
The passive gerund can be used:
• I remember
being teased by my classmates at boarding school.
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A Correct the sentences if necessary.
Tick any which are already correct.
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1 To take regular exercise is
becoming quite a trend these days.
2 I don’t mind to be
interviewed in the street by market researchers.
3 Excuse my interrupting, but
I can give you the directions you want.
4 Since he’s been in Ireland,
he’s got used to driving on the left.
5 The company achieved its
productivity target by offering incentives to the work-force.
6 You can go to sightsee in
London from the top of a double-decker bus.
7 In addition to lose all my
money, I realised my credit card had been stolen.
8 I can’t stand him coughing
and sneezing all over us. He should stay at home if he’s got a cold.
9 It’s no use to tell me all
your problems. You’ll have to see the student counsellor.
10 She burst out crying as
soon as she saw our shocked faces.
11 Most cats enjoy be stroked.
12 I’m afraid I just can’t
face to go into the witness box and tell all those people what happened.
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